Eyeglasses or spectacles.



Patented Aug.. 7,1900.

J. VILANCH. EYEGLASSES 0R SPECTACLES.

'(Application filed Feb. 26, 1900.)

(No Model.)

ATTORNEYS.

STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOSEPH VILANOH, OF PATERSON, NEW JERSEY.

EYEG LASSES OR SPECTAC LES.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 655,469, dated August '7, 1900.

Application filed February 26, 1900- Serial No. 6,569. (No model.)

To aZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOSEPH VILANCH, a citizen of the United States, residing in Paterson, in the county of Passaic and State of New Jersey, have invented certain new and usef 111 Improvements in Eyeglasses or Spectacles; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to letters of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

This invention relates to eyeglasses or spectacles; and it has reference particularly to that portion of the frames of these instruments comprised in the lens mountings or settings proper.

The invention is fully illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 is a view in elevation of a portion of a pair of eyeglasses constructed after the principles of my invention, a part thereof being removed. Fig. 2 is a sectional view taken on the line as m in Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a view in elevation substantially like Fig. 1, all the parts being assembled. Fig. 4 is a sectional View on the line y y in Fig. 3. Fig. 5 is a perspective view of one of the arms of the setting, the same being removable and being the part omitted in Fig. 1. Figs. 6 and7 show my improved settings as applied to spectacles. Figs. 8 and 9 show their respective removable arms, slight modifications of my invention being illustrated in these figures; and Figs. 10 and 11 are respectively a longitudinal and an end View of my invention as applied to'the temple-settings of the instrument.

Settings for the lenses of eyeglasses or spectacles as heretofore constructed have lacked one or more of the essential features necessary to render them thoroughly practical. A perfect setting should present a neat appearance, firmly secure the lens, be adjustable, so as to receive various thicknesses of lenses, accommodate itself to a variety of cross-sectional shapes in lenses, be readily applied to the lens without danger of breaking it, and

be of such construction that thereby no undue inconvenience need be involved in order to assemble its parts. My improved eyeglass or spectacle setting has been constructed with a view to the fulfilment of all of these conditions, and that it does fulfil them it is believed will be recognized upon a full understanding of the invention as herein disclosed.

Essentially my invention consists of a set ting comprising, in combination, two members adapted to receive the lens between them, means disposed outside of the lens and between the same and a projection or seat formed upon one of said members for the other member for securing said member together, and a keeperfor maintaining the lens between said members, said keeper consistin g of a rigid post or stud which projects from one of said members, being adapted to extend through the lens without, however, being attached to the other member.

In the drawingsmt designates the bow=sprin g of a pair of eyeglasses, to which are secured in the usual manner the nosepieces b, one of which is shown in the drawings.

0 designates the body portion or shank of the setting, the same having at its mounting end the usual head 01, provided with a groove or transverse slot e for the reception of the bow-spring, the parts being secured together by a screw f. At the free end of the shank or body portion are wings g, which extend in opposite directions therefrom and which are adapted to take against the edge of the lens to steady the latter, said wings being more or less pliable, so as to be adjustable to accommodate various constructions of lenses.

it indicates one of the two usual arms which project from the shank or body portion of the setting and between which the lens is adapted to be clasped. The arm referred to constitutes an integral projection of the setting. It carries at its free end a keeper for the lens, consisting of a post or stud i, which, as seen in Fig. 2, is preferably riveted in place to the arm. This keeper is adapted to serve the same purpose as the removablescrew ordinarily employed, penetrating an orifice in the lens to secure the same between the arms.

It may be screwed into place in the arm or otherwise secured, it being only essential that when in place it shall form a rigid portion of the arm. j is the other arm. As shown in Fig. 5, it has two openings, the one, It, at one end, being adapted to receive the free end of the post or stud i, and the other, Z, near'the' other end of said arm, being adapted for the reception of a screw m, whereby said arm 1c is secured upon the shank c. The opening need not penetrate the arm, it being only preferable that some sortof an engagement be provided between said arm and the end of the post or stud which thus acts independently of other elements directly to be referred to to positively obviate any tendency toward move ment on the part of the arm j about the securing-screw.

In order to insure the securing of the arm j against movement, it may be provided with downwardly-projectin g lugs n, as seen in Fig. 5, which are adapted to straddle the shank c, closely fitting the same, or it may be provided with a lug or tailpiece 0, adapted to closely fit a recess 19, formed in the side of the head d of the shank. In Figs. 7 and 9 the construction wherein the lugs n are used alone is shown, while in Figs. 6 and 8 the construction in which the tailpiece is used appears, the only difference between what Figs. 6 and 8 present over what Figs. 1 or 3 present being that the recess 19 is formed by providing lugs 11 on the shank c, which in this case constitutes an integral projection of the part a. If desired, both the tailpiece and the lugs may be employed together-as, for instance, according to the construction which Figs. 3 and 5 present.-

I do not wish to be limited to the specific means which I have above shown and described for insuring the proper securing of the arm j against movement. At r in Fig. 2 it is indicated by a dotted line that the shank c may be recessed underneath the detachable arm j, so as to form a seat 8, upon which said arm may rest as upon a fulcrum. By virtue of this arrangement, the securing meansz. e., the screw m-being disposed between the fulcrum for the arm j and the lens which it secures in place, when the arm j is secured in position it may accommodate itself to the crosssectional shape of lens, whatever that may be.

It will beseen that my invention is applicable as well to the temple-setting as to the nose-settings, which will appear upon a View of Figs. 10 and 11.

In assembling the parts the lens is first placed upon the arm h with its orifice penetrated by the stud or post i, and then the degree of adjustment of the wings g, so that they will take properly against the edge of the lens, is noted. When the lens has been again removed and the wings properly adj usted, the lens is replaced and the arm j secured in proper position by means of the screw m. The assembling of the parts is greatly facilitated and rendered most convenient by virtue of the fact that the keeper 2', instead of being a part that must be applied after the lens is in position, as in the case of the ordinary screw, forms a rigid projection of the arm 7L. Furthermore, by forming the setting in two members and securing these members together outside of the lens, a plain pin or stud being mounted upon one of them as a keeper for maintaining the lens in position between the members, I not only avoid the danger of breaking the lens which accompanies the ordinary form of lens-setting, but render the setting adjustable, so that it may be fitted to lenses of various cross-sectional shapes and thicknesses.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-- 1. A lens-setting for eyeglasses or spectacles consisting of two separable members adapted to receive between them the edge portion of a lens, means, disposed outside of the seat for the lens in said setting, for securing said members together, and a keeper adapted to penetrate, and thus maintain in position,said lens between the members, said keeper penetratin g one of said members,being unattached to the same, and consisting of a rigid projection of the other of said members, substantially as described.

2. A lens-setting for eyeglasses or spectacles consisting of two separable members adapted to receive between them the edge portion of a lens, means, disposed outside of the seat for the lens in said setting, for securing said members together, a keeper adapted to penetrate, and thus maintain in position, said lens between the members,said keeper consisting of a rigid projection of one of said members, and lugs projecting from one of said members and straddling a portion of the other member, substantially as described.

3. A lens-setting for eyeglasses or spectacles consisting of two separable members adapted to receive between them the edge portion of a lens,'means, disposed outside of the seat for the lens in said setting, for securing said members together, a keeper adapted to'pene trate, and thus maintain in position, said lens between the members, said keeper consisting of a rigid projection of one of said members, a coacting lug and recess connection between said members, the lug being on one and the recess on the other of said members, and other lugs projecting from one of said members and adapted to straddle the other member, .sub stantially as described.

4. A lens-setting for eyeglasses or spectacles consisting of two separable members adapted to receive between them the edge portion of a lens, means, disposed outside of the seat for the lens in said setting, for seen-ring said members together, a keeper adapted to pene trate, and thus maintain in position, said lens In testimony that'I claim the foregoing I between the members, said keeper consisting have hereunto set my hand this 19th day of of a rigid projection of one of said members, February, 1900. r

and a ing projecting from one of said Inem- JOSEPH VILANOH. bers, the other of said members having a re- Witnesses:

cess adapted to receive said 1ug,substantia11y JOHN -W. STEWARD,

as described. JAMES B. NEWTON. 

